1896 United States presidential election in New Jersey

The 1896 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1896. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1896 United States presidential election in New Jersey

November 3, 1896

Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 221,535 133,695 Percentage 59.68% 36.02%

County Results McKinley   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Bryan   50-60%

President before election Grover Cleveland Democratic Elected President William McKinley Republican

New Jersey voted for the Republican nominee, former governor of Ohio William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won the state by a margin of 23.66%, making him the first Republican presidential candidate since Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 to carry the state.

Bryan, running on a platform of free silver, appealed strongly to Western miners and farmers in the 1896 election, but had little appeal in Northeastern states like New Jersey.

Results

1896 United States presidential election in New Jersey[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	William McKinley of Ohio	Garret Hobart of New Jersey	221,535	59.68%	10	100.00%
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska	Arthur Sewall of Maine	133,695	36.02%	0	0.00%
	National Democratic	John McAuley Palmer of Illinois	Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky	6,378	1.72%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Charles Eugene Bentley of Nebraska	James Haywood Southgate of North Carolina	5,617	1.51%	0	0.00%
	Socialist Labor	Charles Horatio Matchett of New York	Matthew Maguire of New Jersey	3,986	1.07%	0	0.00%
Total				371,211	100.00%	10	100.00%

Results by county

County	William McKinley Republican		William Jennings Bryan Democratic		John McAuley Palmer National Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast[2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Atlantic	5,005	66.06%	2,233	29.47%	119	1.57%	219	2.89%	2,772	36.59%	7,576
Bergen	8,545	62.07%	4,531	32.91%	451	3.28%	239	1.74%	4,014	29.16%	13,766
Burlington	9,371	63.70%	4,610	31.33%	406	2.76%	325	2.21%	4,761	32.36%	14,712
Camden	16,395	69.64%	6,380	27.10%	280	1.19%	487	2.07%	10,015	42.54%	23,542
Cape May	2,136	65.48%	929	28.48%	50	1.53%	147	4.51%	1,207	37.00%	3,262
Cumberland	7,018	61.09%	3,877	33.75%	78	0.68%	515	4.48%	3,141	27.34%	11,488
Essex	42,587	64.99%	20,509	31.30%	1,004	1.53%	1,425	2.17%	22,078	33.69%	65,525
Gloucester	4,727	59.02%	2,981	37.22%	77	0.96%	224	2.80%	1,746	21.80%	8,009
Hudson	33,626	52.51%	28,133	43.94%	927	1.45%	1,347	2.10%	5,493	8.58%	64,033
Hunterdon	4,264	44.20%	4,992	51.75%	93	0.96%	297	3.08%	-728	-7.55%	9,646
Mercer	13,847	66.84%	5,970	28.82%	430	2.08%	471	2.27%	7,877	38.02%	20,718
Middlesex	9,304	58.73%	5,976	37.72%	350	2.21%	213	1.34%	3,328	21.01%	15,843
Monmouth	10,611	55.27%	7,799	40.63%	474	2.47%	313	1.63%	2,812	14.65%	19,197
Morris	8,190	58.71%	4,936	35.38%	331	2.37%	494	3.54%	3,254	23.32%	13,951
Ocean	3,384	72.59%	1,068	22.91%	80	1.72%	130	2.79%	2,316	49.68%	4,662
Passaic	15,437	58.81%	9,280	35.36%	357	1.36%	1,173	4.47%	6,157	23.46%	26,247
Salem	3,717	54.37%	2,802	40.99%	67	0.98%	250	3.66%	915	13.39%	6,836
Somerset	4,388	60.18%	2,608	35.77%	159	2.18%	136	1.87%	1,780	24.41%	7,291
Sussex	3,045	49.09%	2,975	47.96%	49	0.79%	134	2.16%	70	1.13%	6,203
Union	11,707	61.58%	6,073	31.95%	529	2.78%	701	3.69%	5,634	29.64%	19,010
Warren	4,063	42.78%	5,013	52.79%	62	0.65%	359	3.78%	-950	-10.00%	9,497
Totals	221,367	59.67%	133,675	36.03%	6,373	1.72%	9,599	2.59%	87,692	23.64%	371,014

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Jersey

References

1. "1896 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
2. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)